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Kyle Thousand, the agent for Miguel Sano, said Saturday that his client will not be playing winter ball.

Sano plans to workout the entire offseason and has his sights set on playing in the World Baseball Classic. He's expected to open the 2017 season as the Twins' starting third baseman, despite his poor defense at the position in 2016. Nov 26 - 1:58 PM

Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that no decision has been made on whether Miguel Sano will be cleared to play in the Dominican Winter League or in the World Baseball Classic.

Sano briefly played winter ball last offseason, but there's no set plan this winter. This will be an important spring for Sano, who began this season in the outfield before making the move back to third. The Twins appear committed to using him at the hot corner, so he could be better off in major league camp as opposed to leaving to play in the World Baseball Classic. "We have every expectation Miguel … has a chance to be a good third baseman and work at it," said Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey. "We’re excited to get the chance to talk to him and get to know him, put a good winter plan in place for him so he can be ready to hit the ground running once we get to Fort Myers." Nov 17 - 7:18 PM

Miguel Sano went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Mariners.

The fourth inning blast provided the winning margin in a game in which the Twins prevailed despite generating only three hits all night. Sano has been nursing a back injury in recent weeks but seemed fine tonight. He is now batting .240 with 24 home runs and 61 RBI. The 23-year-old's .797 OPS pales in comparison to the .916 OPS he put up as a rookie last year. Sep 24 - 9:50 PM

Miguel Sano said Thursday that he plans to lose 20 pounds over the offseason.

Sano said the same thing heading into last offseason but wound up shedding only a few pounds prior to spring training. La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune notes that teammates "have had to stay on (Sano) about getting in his workouts" during the season. The 23-year-old does seem more committed to getting into better shape now after a disappointing season that's seen him bat just .236/.322/.459 while battling injuries. "My plans for next year are to work harder during the offseason, try to lose weight and come back next year and play the whole season at third base," Sano said. Sep 23 - 9:39 AM

Eddie Rosario has been diagnosed with a fractured thumb and is done for the rest of the season.

The injury does not require surgery and only requires six weeks of rest and rehab, so Rosario should be 100 percent leading into spring training next February. The young outfielder batted .269/.295/.421 with 10 home runs and five stolen bases in 92 games this season for Minnesota. He drew just 12 walks in 354 plate appearances.

Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said that Glen Perkins has made "solid progress" in his rehab from shoulder surgery.

Perkins underwent significant labrum surgery in late June. Falvey indicated that given the pace of his rehab, it is "reasonable" that the veteran closer will be able to pitch in games during spring training at some point. A more clarified timetable figures to be passed along after the calendar flips to 2017 and the team has a better idea of just how close Perkins is to a return to the mound. He started into a light throwing program near the end of October.